DULUTH, Minn. – The Ohio State women’s ice hockey team (8-16-2, 5-9-2 WCHA) lost to the No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (22-2-2, 16-1-1 WCHA), 11-2, Saturday at Pioneer Hall in Duluth, Minn. The game marked the final meeting between the teams during the regular-season.

Early in the game, Minnesota-Duluth’s Manne Sikio scored the first goal at 2:50. UMD’s Krista McArthur recorded the Bulldogs second goal at 16:05. Ohio State’s Crystal Sayther (Fr., Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville) had a scoring opportunity but UMD’s goalkeeper, Patricia Sautter, saved the shot. The Bulldogs tallied their third and four goals of the game at 16:34 and 19:50 respectively. Ohio State and Minnesota-Duluth each obtained two penalties during the period. The Bulldogs led the Buckeyes 15-3 in shots.

The second period started off with a Minnesota-Duluth goal at 2:27. Jana Harrigan (Fr., Burlington, Ontario/Mississauga Jr. Chiefs) had a chance to score early in the period but her shot hit the pipe. UMD’s scored an additional two goals during the period at 6:34 and 6:43. After the first and second stanzas, Minnesota-Duluth led 7-0 on the scoreboard and 23 to 5 in shots.

Ohio State came out strong in the third period. OSU’s Jennifer Desson (So., Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul’s/Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres) scored a goal assisted by Meaghan Mulvaney (So., Sylvania, Ohio/Honeybaked) and Sayther at 1:36. Minnesota-Duluth’s Tricia Guest recorded a goal at 2:56 and Caroline Ouellette recorded a goal at 4:14. OSU’s Mulvaney scored the Buckeyes’ second goal of the game unassisted at 10:08. UMD followed with its 10th and 11th goals of the game. Ohio State tallied 13 shots compared to Minnesota-Duluth’s 18 during the third stanza.

The Bulldogs outshot the Buckeyes 51-18. Ohio State held Minnesota-Duluth on four of its eight power-play opportunities. The Buckeyes were 0-for-5 on the power play.